talent management
Recognizing the
REWARDS OF
RECOGNITION
WHY ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR PEOPLE
IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS
By Sarah McVanel and Brenda Zalter-Minden
Employers, take note. Your talent has a lot to say about how
well you are recognizing them and the impact it is having.
When Canadian survey company Metrics@Work
analyzed their database of almost a quarter million staff
engagement surveys from hundreds of companies, the results on
recognition were disheartening. According to the analysis, the
highest average recognition score of an organization was 80 per
cent satisfied and the lowest 29 per cent – a huge range. Imagine
how much more those top-rated organizations are getting from
their talent than those with extremely dissatisfied staff. Think
about your own work history. Have you given your best in jobs
when you have felt undervalued compared to when you have been
able to bring your gifts, passions and virtues to work with you
every day?
KEEPING TOP TALENT AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME
Organizations are missing an opportunity right in front of
their noses to increase engagement. Of all the variables that are
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